Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?

1. Jatropha

2. Azadirachta

3. Musa

4. Aegilops

Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
 68%
AIPMT - 2008
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In which one of the following the BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of sewage (S), distillery effluent (DE), paper mill effluent (PE) and sugar mill effluent (SE) have been arranged in ascending order?

1. SE < S < PE < DE

2. SE < PE < S <DE

3. PE < S < SE < DE

4. S < DE < PE <SE

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Water Pollution |
AIPMT - 2007
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In a coal fired power plant, electrostatic precipitators are installed to control the emission of:

1. SO2

2. NOx

3. SPM

4. CO

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 51%
AIPMT - 2007
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Which one of the following is the correct percentage of the two (out of the total of 4) greenhouse gases that contribute to total global warming?

1. CFCs 14%, CH4 20%

2. CO2 40%, CFCs 30%

3. N2O 6%, CO2 86%

4. CH4 20%, N2O 18%

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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AIPMT - 2008
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Which one of the following is not a bioindicator of water pollution?

1. Sludge-worms

2. Blood-worms

3. Stone files

4. Sewage fungus

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Water Pollution |
 51%
AIPMT - 2007
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Ultrasound of how much frequency is beamed into a human body for sonography?

1. 30-40 MHz

2. 15-30 MHz

3. 1-15 MHz

4. 45-70 MHz

Subtopic:  Introduction to Pollution & Types |
AIPMT - 2007
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Montreal protocol which calls for appropriate action to protect the ozone layer from human activities was passed in the year:

1. 1986

2. 1987

3. 1988

3. 1985

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 67%
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AIPMT - 2006
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Photochemical smog pollution does not contain:

1. ozone

2. nitrogen dioxide

3. carbon dioxide

4. PAN (Peroxy Acyl Nitrate)

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
AIPMT - 2006
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The limit of BOD prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board for the discharge of industrial and municipal wastewater into natural surface water is:

1. < 3.0 ppm

2. < 10 ppm

3. < 100 ppm

4. < 30 ppm

Subtopic:  Solid Waste Pollution |
 55%
AIPMT - 2006
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Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. Extensive use of chemical fertilizers may lead to eutrophication of nearby water bodies
2. Both Azotobacter and Rhizobium in root nodules of plants
3. Cyanobacteria such as Anabaena and Nostoc are important mobilizers of phosphates
and potassium for plant nutrition in the soil
4. At present it is not possible to grow maize without chemical fertilizers

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Water Pollution |
 76%
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AIPMT - 2007
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